''Aisa Des Hai Mera'' is a 2006

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drama series that aired on

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. The show was produced by Manish Goswami.

Plot

The story revolves around the life of a girl named Rusty, who is born in an upper middle-class white family, John and Linda in England. Living separate from her divorced mother and drunkard father, Rusty from her childhood starts having vague dreams about her being connected to

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somehow. One day, she learns that she is a half-Indian and also that her mother, Linda had once been married to an Indian, Randheer Deol, a

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, and Rusty is their daughter. After knowing the truth, Rusty decides to go to

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in search of her family. And fortunately she finds her family, but doesn't reveal the truth because she does not want to create a rift between her father and his wife, Mathura. But eventually Rusty's truth is revealed to the Deols. At first they don't accept her but Rusty manages to cling to their

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s. Although everyone falls in love with Rusty after a while, her stepmother Mathura still hates her and pretends to be nice to her, and wants to take avenge by throwing her out of the house. But as the story goes on, Rusty's life goes through many tribulations and at the end she manages to create love for herself in all of her family members, even her stepmother.

Cast

Saumya Tandon Saumya Tandon (born 3 November 1984) is an Indian actress and television presenter, best known for her portrayal of Anita Mishra in the Hindi sitcom television series '' Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!''. She has been a host on various TV shows like ''D ...

as Rusty Deol *

Kanwaljit Singh Kanwaljit Singh may refer to: * Kanwaljit Singh (politician), Indian politician * Kanwaljit Singh (actor), Indian actor * Kanwaljit Singh (cricketer), Indian former first-class cricketer * Prince Kanwaljit Singh, Indian Punjabi film actor See al ...

as Randheer Singh Deol (Rusty's father) *

Dolly Minhas Dolly Mattoo (née Minhas) (born 8 February 1968) is an Indian actress and former model, well known for winning the Miss India Universe contest in 1988. She has acted in Hindi, Punjabi, and Kannada films. She has also worked in Hindi TV shows ...

as Mathura Randheer Singh Deol (Rusty's stepmother) *

Ranjeet Ranjeet Bedi (born 13 September 1942 as Gopal Bedi) popularly known as Ranjeet, is an Indian actor and film director born in Jandiala Guru near Amritsar (Punjab), best known for his work in Bollywood.Singh, Nonika (1999)Ranjeet's triple love" ...

as Ranveer Singh Deol (Rusty's grandfather) *

Beena Banerjee Beena Banerjee (born 19 February 1943), also known as Beena or Bina, is an Indian actress in Bengali and Hindi films and television. Biography Beena Banerjee was born as Beena Batabyal on 19 February 1943, the daughter of film actor Pradeep ...

as Biji (Rusty's grandmother) * Naresh Suri as Iqbal Deol (Randheer's elder brother) * Mahru Sheikh as Iqbal's wife *

Soni Razdan Soni Razdan (born 25 October 1956) is a British actress and film director who works in Hindi films. She is married to film director Mahesh Bhatt and is the mother of Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt. Early life Razdan was born in Small Heath Birmi ...

as Linda (Rusty's real mother, uses her to attain Randheer's property) * Suzanne Bernert as Young Linda *

Bharat Kapoor Bharat Kapoor is an Indian film and television actor. Career He has been acting since 1972 and starred in the television series ''Bhagyavidhaata'' on India's Colors television channel between 2009 and 2011. Filmography Films * Jangal Mein Ma ...

as Baldev Singh * Manoj Bidwai as Andy Singh: Baldev's son who entraps Rusty in London because of his family's rivalry with Randheer's family * Pawan Shankar as Ajit Singh Gill *

Gunjan Walia Gunjan Walia is an Indian model turned television actress. She is best known for her role Krishna in the serial '' Kuch Apne Kuch Paraye'' as the main female lead. She has also featured in a Video Album "Jeena Tera Bina" by Arun Dagan. Her mo ...

as Kandy Deol / Kandy Ajit Singh Gill *

Gaurav Chopra Gaurav Chopra (born 4 April 1979) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for starring on Uttaran and Sadda Haq as Raghuvendra Pratap Rathore and Prof Abhay Singh Ranawat respectively. He has appeared as a contestant on ''Bigg Boss 10' ...

as Samay *

Benjamin Gilani Benjamin Gilani is an Indian film, television and stage actor who works in Hindi cinema. Early life and career Gilani was schooled at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. He is a postgraduate from Delhi University having studied and taught English lit ...

as Madan Khurana (Randheer's childhood friend, Samay's stepfather) *

Krutika Desai Khan Kruttika Desai is an Indian film, theatre and television actress. In the 90s, she gained initial fame in the serial BUNIYAD and later for her role of Vishkanya in popular fantasy series ''Chandrakanta (1994 TV series), Chandrakanta'', and late ...

as Mohini Madan Khurana (Samay's stepmother) * Ravee Gupta as Samay's stepsister *

Kiron Kher Kirron Anupam Kher (also Kiran ''Indian Express'', 12 May 2002. or, Kiron born 14 June 1952) is an Indian politician; theatre, film and television actress; television personality; singer; entertainment producer; and a member of the Bharatiya Ja ...

as Divya Malwa (Samay's real mother) *

Simple Kaul Simple Kaul Loomba is an India, Indian television actress who appeared in television series like ''Kutumb (TV series), Kutumb'', ''Shararat (TV series), Shararat'', ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'', ''Oye Jassie'', ''Yam Hain Hum'', ''Dilli ...

as Simi (Samay's real sister) *

Pavan Malhotra Pavan Malhotra (born 2 July 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television alongside Punjabi and few Telugu films. He has played lead roles in Buddhadeb Dasgupta's National Film Award-winning '' Bagh Bahadur'' and Saeed Akht ...

as Divya Malwa's second husband *

Vishal Kotian Vishal Kotian is an Indian film and television actor. He is known for playing the role of Birbal in ''Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal'' and ''Akbar Ka Bal Birbal''. In 2021, he participated in ''Bigg Boss 15 ''Bigg Boss 15'', also known as ...

as Lucky

References

External links

Official Site on SET Asia
{{SET Shows Sony Entertainment Television original programming Indian television soap operas 2006 Indian television series debuts 2006 Indian television series endings Television shows set in Punjab, India Sikhism in fiction